Overview / Usage

Our goal for this project is to mod the Thermaltake Commander C34 case to replicate our Honda Prelude project show car. Once we finish the paint on the car and computer, the case will accompany us to the local car shows. At the show, the case will be displayed on a table next to the Prelude with internal details and a sponsor place card thanking those who have donated towards this project. In this fashion, those attending the show can see how they can bring their love of cars to their own computers. And such the collision of the two worlds will come full circle.

Methodology / Approach

The concept is simple, bring in as many elements of the Honda Prelude without overcomplicating the build and without losing the awesome Thermaltake Commander C34 case design. As the C34 case has the Honda like “H” as the front panel, this aesthetic will be untouched other than a slight color match of the paint in the interior of the “H” shape.

Moving to the inside, the concept is quite simple. We start with a black interior paint job. The motherboard is a dark black to stay as an understatement. The CPU and Memory water blocks will be set to a teal color to help the interior accents pop. Custom sleeved cable extensions will tie the colors and themes together. Cable clips will match the SickSpeed sponsored spark plug wire clips in the Prelude and will be modified for the PSU cables.

The GPU will be the main feature mod and will be modified with 3D printed parts to turn it into the H22A engine that is iconic in the later model Preludes. The GPU body itself will serve as the engine’s head, with exhaust headers coming out and toward the back of the case. The iconic DOHC VTEC valve cover will serve as the GPU’s backplate. Under the GPU will be an engine block, belts and pulleys that provides the proper aesthetics. For the liquid cooling, the liquid will be a bright neon green to represent the recognizable coolant that is used in motor vehicles today. The D5 pump will be covered by a 3D printed turbo and the radiator will be painted a bright silver, to represent the intercooler that required in a turbo’d vehicle.

Technologies Used

CATEGORY / VALUE BRAND / PART

CPU Intel - Core i7-6700KSocket: LGA 1151Cores: 4

Motherboard EVGA - Z390 FTW Chipset: Z390CPU Socket: LGA 1151

Memory TeamGroup - Vulcan Type: DDR4 Capacity: 8 GB

Graphics EVGA - FTW Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip: GTX 1070

Storage TeamGroup - L5 Lite (Black) Form Factor: 2.5 Inch Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s Capacity: 120 GB

PSU Thermaltake - Toughpower 850W Gold Wattage: 850 Form Factor: ATX Efficiency: 80+ Gold

Case Thermaltake - Commander C34 (Black)Type: Mid-Tower Side Panel: Tempered Glass Case

Fan Thermaltake - Riing Trio 12 RGB Radiator Fan TT Premium Edition **(6x)**Size: 120 mm

Cooling Alphacool - GPU Blocks Type: Custom Loop

Cooling Thermaltake - Pacific LCS PR22-D5Type: Pump/Reservoir Combo

Cooling Thermaltake - Pacific W3 Type: Waterblock

Cooling Thermaltake - Radiators Type: Custom Loop

Sleeving MainFrame Customs supplies

Other links

• Youtube Project Reveal
• Double Dragon Custom Mods